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The Sign of the Twisted Candles

Keene, Carolyn
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mystery cozy mystery past tense third limited POV ~136 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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mysterious tense whimsical

A propulsive mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 20
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count34,089
Page count~136 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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